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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1917
Page
8
A collection of local notices and small ads listing services and sales. Items include insurance inquiries, rubber stamps, printing services, rental offers, sale of a house, store space for rent, a product advertisement for Pearl White Shortening, spring hats, furniture refinishing, and a lost fox terrier with a reward for its return.
Ads for savings bank deposits rent notices lost item rewards and sales list items for sale including a refrigerator tractor and head lettuce. Also listings seeking office space an accountant seeks a local location and a few small rental opportunities. Contact details and addresses appear scattered throughout.
A reader recalls Brother Belk's sermons at First Church Athens praising his Bible based messages. The preacher's influence fills the church with vast crowds across services, Sunday School, galleries and classrooms, reflecting the belief that lifting Christ draws all men.
Two meetings in the Athens division will be held at the First Methodist church and the Tabernacle Baptist church on Thursday and Friday, January 25 and 26. Principal speakers include Wm. A. Brown, field secretary of the International Sunday School Association, and Flora Davis, assistant secretary of the Georgia Sunday School Association. Brown, a former missionary and pastor, is praised as a leading figure in Sunday school and missionary circles. Davis, an experienced educator, is noted for practical, engaging talks on Bible class work and women’s Bible study leadership.
The notice lists Lipscomb & Co Fire Insurance details with manager Frank A. Lipscomb and outlines a Friday evening program featuring devotional time and talks by Flora Davis and Dr. Wm. A. Brown. It also enumerates school divisions and superintendents for local churches and unions including First Baptist First Methodist and East Athens Baptist among others.
A portrait of Dr Belk as a true gospel preacher who stays by the Book and the Cross, mixing biblical mastery with practical preaching. The piece extols his personal warmth, insistence on Christ crucified, and ability to fill churches through heartfelt sermons and disciplined teaching. Also references a Montgomery Alabama class and a detailed Georgia Sunday School convention program.
Classified brief lists oak roll top desk typewriter desk and revolving chair for sale cash inquiry to Burnett at Poss Soda Fount 37 College Avenue phone 1029. Separate humorous quote from Puck notes Miss Verraplain hospitalized after a Swinton musicale mention.
Classified notice states a nett sale of a soda fountain at 37 College Avenue. Phone contact 1029 for details. Item appears offered in a concise sale listing from a local advertiser.
The article by J. C. H. in the Banner uses a father son dialogue to argue that Belgium and Greece bear unequal blame in the war. It criticizes the German breach of Belgian neutrality and notes Greece’s controversial actions, urging fair treatment of treaties and condemnation of unfaithful nations. The piece contrasts Allied conduct with German actions and mentions Belgian occupation reports as credible.
An advertisement touts Grove's Tonic as a effective general tonic. It highlights quinine and iron as key ingredients and suggests broad health benefits. The claim presents the product as a dependable remedy for general vitality.
Athens colonized the Gallipoli peninsula over two millennia ago. The Colonkian Thi clans appealed to ancient Athenians to ward off savage neighbors, while Miltiades fortified the isthmus near Bulatr to deter hostile forces and secure the region.
The Washington Herald reports a rapid-are statistician claimed the jitney contained six cents worth of metal, but official authority fixes the nickel at three cents. The page notes ongoing dispute over the nickel’s value and the public interest in the issue.
A reflective note on aging and household discipline, contrasting previous strict rules with calmer remedies as wooden shoes near. The piece uses a domestic vignette to frame gratitude for softened punishment and family dynamics.
A light remark contrasts Jaggs' petty larceny with a Shakespearean image of deceit. The exchange frames the offense as minor but clever, noting the theft as a simple petty larceny in Jaggs' instance.
The Kansas City Star quotes Mr Meek noting the oddity that taking one’s wife to a restaurant would not lead to the wife being mistakenly carried off as someone else’s. The quip reflects dry humor on social behavior and mistaken identity.
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